locate
翻译
找出…的准确位置, 使坐落于
例句
Can you locate our position on the map?
你能在地图上找到我们的位置吗?
They decided to locate their new office in the city centre.
他们决定把新办公室设在市中心。
语法模式
((sth.)) 找出(某物)的准确位置 Can you locate our position on the map?
((sth.)) ((in/at...)) 将(某物)设在(某地) They located their new office in the city centre.
近义词
Synonyms: find, pinpoint, discover, situate, place; Antonyms: lose, misplace
词源
源自拉丁语“locatus”,是“locare”(放置)的过去分词,而“locare”又源自“locus”(地方)。
记忆技巧
它含有词根“loc-”,意为“地方”,和“location”一样。所以“locate”就是找到某物的“地方”。